Rotation-Invariant Convolution With Point Sort and Curvature Radius for Point Cloud Classification and Segmentation by Zhao Shen, Xin Jia, Jinglei Zhang

“…Even Euclidean distances and angles are similar, the CGD can maintain high uniqueness for local regions. Experiments on ModelNet40, ScanObjectNN, and ShapeNet have proved that the proposed approach outperforms other state-of-the-art methods.…”
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Poor sleep quality indirectly contributes to higher sexual risk-taking by increasing the likelihood of engaging in substance use among LGBTQ+ individuals by Efe Sarı, Nevin Durdu, Beril Ay, Barış Sancak

“…This study investigates whether substance use mediates the relationship between PSQ and SRT among LGBTQ+ individuals in Turkey.MethodsA cross-sectional survey, using snowball sampling was conducted among 249 LGBTQ+ individuals in Turkey. …”
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A Lightweight Framework for Rapid Response to Short-Term Forecasting of Wind Farms Using Dual Scale Modeling and Normalized Feature Learning by Yan Chen, Miaolin Yu, Haochong Wei, Huanxing Qi, Yiming Qin, Xiaochun Hu, Rongxing Jiang

“…This module normalizes input data and uses a stacked multilayer perceptron to extract cross-temporal and cross-dimensional dependencies. Experiments with data from two real wind farms in Guangxi, China, showed that compared with other advanced wind power forecasting methods, the MSE of NFLM in the 24-step ahead forecasting of the two wind farms is respectively reduced by 23.88% and 21.03%, and the floating-point operations (FLOPs) and parameter count only require 36.366 M and 0.59 M, respectively. …”
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Determinants of communication dynamics on doctor-patient interactions: a descriptive cross-sectional investigation by Narayanan Namboothiri G, Ajith V, Herma Fathima, Hiba Saleem K T, Hibah Moideen Hakim, Hina C, Hisham Aboobacker

“…Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate patients’ perceptions and identify the determinants associated with negative perceptions of communication dynamics in doctor-patient interactions. Methods: The community-based cross-sectional study included 230 participants (?…”
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Self-compassion, academic stress, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing students: a cross-sectional, multi-center study by Amir Mohamad Nazari, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Mohamad Amir Kakaee Kangarbani

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-compassion, academic stress, and academic self-efficacy among undergraduate nursing students. Methods We conducted this descriptive cross-sectional study in 2024 using convenience sampling to recruit nursing students. …”
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Examining the Learning Styles and Academic Success Motivations of Prospective Students Who will Take a Physical Education Special Skill Exam Based on a Few Parameters by Abdullah Sencer Temel, Mevlüt Aydoğmuş, Yalçın Tükel, Davut Atılgan

“…In pursuit of this aim, a comparative methodology was employed, enabling a comprehensive analysis of various variables, including gender, sports branch, and school achievement scores. Material and Methods:The study's population comprises 4,104 candidates who applied to the special talent entrance examination at the Faculty of Sport Sciences in the Selcuk University. …”
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U-Sodar: Noncontact Vital Sign Detection Technology Based on Ultrasonic Radar by Shuaiming HUANG, Xiaohua ZHU, Wubin WANG, Heng ZHAO, Hong HONG

“…However, the current mainstream detection methods in this regard suffer from low privacy trust, poor electromagnetic compatibility, and high manufacturing costs. …”
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Exploring the Link Between Forms of Intimate Partner Violence and Women Survivors’ Access to Support Systems at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi County by Doreen M. Njagi, Josephine N. Musau, Margaret W. Njoroge

“…The study was anchored on the Modified Survivor Theory and the Barrier Model to help understand how access to support systems varies across the different IPV forms. A mixed-methods research design was used, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. …”
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Determination of Resmethrin in Corn Silk Matrix by Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) by Hakan Serbest

“…There was no analytical signal detected that belonged to resmethrin in the analyzed sample. Recovery experiments were performed using external calibration method with spiked samples at three different concentrations and good percent recovery results were obtained between 93 and 97%.…”
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The role of Cultural Socialization and Contextual Factors on the Subjective Well-Being of Immigrant Adolescent Girls at the Beginning and End of Adolescence: A life course perspect... by Elaheh Hejazi, Ahmad Baseri, Zahra Naghsh, simin ebrahimi

“…The study employed descriptive and correlational methods. For this purpose, 500 immigrant female students from seventh and twelfth grades (early and late adolescence) were selected through a multi-stage random sampling method. …”
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Rapid parameter estimation for merging massive black hole binaries using continuous normalizing flows by Bo Liang, Minghui Du, He Wang, Yuxiang Xu, Chang Liu, Xiaotong Wei, Peng Xu, Li-e Qiang, Ziren Luo

“…In conclusion, for the first time, within a comprehensive and reasonable parameter range, we have achieved a complete and unbiased 11-dimensional rapid inference for MBHBs in the presence of astrophysical confusion noise using CNFs. In the experiments based on simulated data, our model produces posterior distributions comparable to those obtained by nested sampling.…”
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From social to digital inequalities: The use of new media by the poor in Eskişehir, Turkey by Tuba Sütlüoğlu, Emre Gökalp

“…This mixed-design study, based its data 415 questionnaires and 39 semi-structured interviews and was conducted in Eskişehir’s Emek, Gündoğdu, and Sevinç neighborhoods, where most residents experience poverty. Quantitative methods are highly important in terms of revealing the accessibility and ownership aspects of the issue in studies on digital inequality. …”
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Multidimensional State Data Reduction and Evaluation of College Students’ Mental Health Based on SVM by Han Peiqing

“…The average accuracy of the dichotomous model for anxiety and depression in the sample of 1433 students was 0.80 or higher. The experiments show that the method of predicting students’ psychological status through their online behavioral data is feasible, and the mathematical classification model can be used to grasp students’ psychological status in real time and to warn students with abnormal psychological status, thus helping school counselors to intervene and prevent them promptly.…”
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Defining acceptable data collection and reuse standards for queer artificial intelligence research in mental health: protocol for the online PARQAIR-MH Delphi study by Julia Hamer-Hunt, Dan W Joyce, Andrey Kormilitzin, Nenad Tomasev, Kevin R McKee

“…Here we propose a protocol for a Delphi consensus process for the development of PARticipatory Queer AI Research for Mental Health (PARQAIR-MH) practices, aimed at informing digital health practices and policy.Methods and analysis The development of PARQAIR-MH is comprised of four stages. …”
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A usability evaluation framework for a mobile application in supporting home-based rehabilitation for stroke patients: A qualitative study by Shih-Ying Chien

“…Participants were selected through purposive sampling to ensure a representative sample and then divided into two groups: healthcare professionals ( n  = 10) and patients ( n  = 10). …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON POWER PARAMETERS OF “ROLLING - ECA-PRESSING” COMBINED PROCESS by A. B. Naizabekov, S. N. Lezhnev, T. A. Koinov, E. A. Panin

“…The work objective is to determine forces of rolling and pressing in the deformation by the combined method.Materials and Methods. The die strength calculation and the experiment on deformation of AISI 6063 aluminum samples were carried out. …”
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Women cassava processors’ livelihood; implications for improved processing technology usage in Nigeria by Victoria A. ADENIYI, Jones A. AKANGBE, Ayorinde E. KOLAWOLE, Matthew D. AYENI, David O. OLORUNFEMI

“…This study adopts a quantitative method using a well-structured interview schedule for data collection from 410 respondents. …”
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Chemotherapy Health Hazards among Oncology Nurses and its Possible Relation to Malpractice and Workplace Environment by Gehan A. Gamal, Lobna M. Gamal, Khaled H. M. Eldessouki, Aziza M. Abozied

“…Aim: Assess chemotherapy health hazards among oncology nurses and its possible relation to malpractice and workplace environment. Method: A descriptive and exploratory research design used in the present study. …”
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Clinical and Functional Outcome of Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Recurrent Clubfoot in a Limited Resource Country: A Three-year Retrospective Cohort Study by Alazar M. Haile, MD, Birhanu Ayana, MD, Wubegzier Mekonnen, PhD, Fentahun Bantigegn, MD, Bizuayehu Amanu, MD

“…Key Concepts: (1) The Ponseti method, which involves serial manipulation and casting, is considered the gold standard for the initial management of idiopathic clubfoot. (2) Approximately one-third of clubfoot cases treated successfully experience a recurrence, often presenting as dynamic supination. (3) For children over the age of three, tibialis anterior tendon transfer is recommended to address dynamic supination. (4) Clinician assessment of the need for the procedure does not always correlate with patient perception of functional impairment. (5) Limited published data suggest that there are significant rates of secondary recurrence even after successful tendon transfer. …”
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Reference charts for the fetal cavum septi pellucidi’s width, length and length-to-width ratio: protocol for a prospective monocentric cross-sectional study in Italy (the ‘REC-FAST... by Patrizia Vergani, Sara Ornaghi, Anna Locatelli, Elena Spada, Roberta Rovelli, Maria Verderio, Paola Camponovo, Laura Lanteri, Elettra Salmoiraghi, Sabrina Cozzolino

“…The available guidelines do not report specific recommendations on the morphology or biometry of the fetal CSP, thus leaving to the experience of the operator and, thus, to a subjective evaluation, the identification of potential anomalies.Our aim is to construct methodologically robust reference charts for the CSP’s width, length and length-to-width ratio in relation to gestational age and fetal biparietal diameter.Methods and analysis The REC-FAST study (Reference Charts for the Fetal cAvum SepTi pellucidi) is a prospective monocentric cross-sectional study on consecutively enrolled pregnant women accessing our Obstetric Unit at the Foundation IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza, Italy, for fetal ultrasound evaluation.Women will be eligible if carrying an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy between 190/7 and 366/7 weeks’ gestation with a certain pregnancy dating by first trimester ultrasound with crown-rump length measurement, and if aged between 18 and 45 years.After signing the informed consent, the ultrasound scan will be performed and the CSP’s width and length will be measured by means of the inner-to-inner technique and its morphology recorded.In order to achieve the statistical power required for properly constructing reference charts, we will divide our population into six groups according to the gestational age when the ultrasound scan will be performed (each group will cover a 3-week interval starting at 190/7 until 366/7 weeks). …”
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